Business Description: Sappi is a global company providing dissolving wood pulp, paper pulp, paper-based and biorefinery solutions with applications ranging from textiles to healthcare, graphic papers, packaging and textured release papers. Our industry is on the cusp of a period of unprecedented change – and we’re at the forefront of technological innovation. By investing in an ambitious program of research and development, we’ll continue to unlock the true potential of sustainable renewable resources, with wood fiber at our core.

Products / Services / Brands:

Specialties and packaging papers are playing an increasingly important role in an environmentally conscious world. Sappi is FSC, SFI, PEFC certified and offers a variety of products and solutions, including:

Dissolving wood pulp
• Our dissolving wood pulp (DWP) brand Verve is a significant player within this market. With 16% share of the DWP market and producing close to 1.4m tons per annum, Verve is a truly sustainable brand. From textiles to pharmaceuticals and food applications, Sappi has the expertise, technology and track record to meet almost any challenge from these DWP market segments.

Biomaterials
• Sappi is also investing in various biochemical technologies for biomaterials and bio-energy and using wood pulp, we are pioneering low cost cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) production with a unique patented process in line with our intention of seeking new growth opportunities in adjacent and new markets.